- Cordova Municipal Airport
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Cordova Municipal Airport 
IATA: CKU – ICAO: none – FAA LID: CKU Summary Airport type Public Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region Serves Cordova, Alaska Elevation AMSL 12 ft / 4 m Coordinates 60°32′38″N 145°43′36″W / 60.54389°N 145.72667°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 6/24 1,800 549 Gravel 9W/27W 8,000 2,438 Water Statistics (2005) Aircraft operations 8,800 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Cordova Municipal Airport (IATA: CKU, FAA LID: CKU) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.8 km) east of the central business district of Cordova, a city in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It is located on Eyak Lake on which it also has a landing area for seaplanes.
Cordova is also served by the Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport which offers scheduled commercial flights.
Facilities and aircraft
Cordova Municipal Airport has one runway (6/24) with a 1,800 by 60 ft (549 x 18 m) gravel surface. It also has one seaplane landing area (9W/27W) measuring 8,000 by 3,000 ft (2,438 x 914 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 8,800 aircraft operations, an average of 24 per day: 60% general aviation and 40% air taxi.[1]
References
External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- Airport information for CKU at AirNav
- Accident history for CKU at Aviation Safety Network
- Aeronautical chart for CKU at SkyVector
Categories:- Seaplane bases in Alaska
- Airports in the Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska
- Alaska airport stubs
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